Update: Three Mountain Passes Closing Due To Weather System
Update at 11:36 am: Caltrans announces that Highway 4 Ebbetts Pass is now closed at Lake Alpine due to snow. It joins Highway 108 Sonora Pass, which closed at 9:20 am. Highway 120 Tioga Pass is anticipated to close at 4 pm, according to Yosemite National Park.
Original story posted at 10:25 am: Sonora, CA — Caltrans reports that Highway 108 Sonora Pass closed at Kennedy Meadows effective at 9:20 am today, and Yosemite reports that Highway 120 Tioga Pass will close at 4 pm.
Both of the closures are due to incoming snow. The plan is to eventually reopen them when/if conditions allow.
Highway 4 Ebbetts Pass remains open and there are currently no plans to close it today.
We will pass along more information as it comes into the news center.